"The western hemisphere textile industry continues to hear the promise of reshoring, but exploring the practical, rational and non-monetary implications is complicated. [...] If phrases like traceabil ...
"Fast fashion giant Shein produces clothing at alarming rates and for eerily low prices, thanks to the company outsourcing labor overseas, sidestepping ethical and environmental concerns, and customer ...
"Key Points Social audits alone are insufficient to prevent and address human rights abuses in global supply chains. Companies should go beyond traditional audits by conducting broader human rights du ...
"Last year, the Constitutional Court ruled that President Joko Widodo's adoption of a notorious job creation law was flawed due to limited public consultation and ordered lawmakers to continue the pro ...
"According to Dr. Khuat Thu Hong, the set of rules against sexual harassment at work lists behaviors quite clearly, helping businesses to better enforce labour laws. Dr. Khuat Thu Hong, Director of So ...
"For the first time, there will be a minimum hourly wage, which is expected to apply from July 1. The suggested salary is from 15,600 - 22,500 VND/hour, depending on the job." ...
"Campaigners are today staging protests calling for supply chain garment workers to be protected during the insolvency process of fast fashion brand Missguided." ...
"When SANE reached out to me, I was intrigued. I wanted to know why we would need yet another certification in fashion and what makes them different from the other labels. So, I sat down with one of t ...
"On 3 June, around 400 women workers at Brandix India Apparel garment factory in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Atchutapuram, India, fell ill after inhaling hazardous gas." [Ed's note: see entries ...
"About forty union and NGO activists, migrant worker specialists, academics, as well as representatives from the ILO and the Malaysian Ministry of Labour, met on 24-25 May to discuss the widespread hu ...
"The landmark decision means that all ILO Member States commit to respect and promote the fundamental right to a safe and healthy working environment, whether or not they have ratified the relevant Co ...
"A Georgia pillow manufacturer is facing a fine of $190,000 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following a report of repeat and serious violations - including some amputation injur ...
"With a fire audit long overdue, stakeholders are often negligent when it comes to implementing safety protocols, which puts lives and material possessions at risk." ...
"The US Cotton Trust Protocol has introduced a new streamlined grower enrolment process for native farmers in a bid to boost its network’s numbers and the volume of ‘sustainable’ cotton sold on the ma ...
"The fire broke out at Shiva Bhavani Cotton Industry in Kaluani Purano Bazaar of Sainamaina municipality-6 on Friday morning." ...
"A fire hit a [DLX Bags Phils Inc.] factory building in the Freeport Area of Bataan Friday night (June 10) and engulfed the entire third floor occupied by a top exporter of quality bags and accessorie ...
"At the end of May, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet visited Xinjiang, after which she gave statements that were completely free of substance, which the Chinese government is no ...
"A partnership funded by the H&M Foundation claims to have improved the lives of 20,000 waste pickers in India while recycling discarded plastic into millions of new buttons for the fashion industry." ...
"For the 2022 season of Love Island stylist Amy Bannerman was enlisted to source pre-loved clothes from eBay for the contestants to wear. Here she tells GQ about the process. [...] I was the fashion d ...
"Michelle Bachelet’s statement contradicted what scholars know about China’s atrocities in Xinjiang, 37 experts say in a scathing letter. [...] It is rare that an academic field arrives at the level o ...
